PS35Q Respects for All!

In all NYC public schools, we always have the opportunity to highlight and build upon ongoing diversity programs and curriculum-based instruction. Schools also have the opportunity to embark upon new initiatives that promote respect for diversity and engage students in meaningful lessons and/or other activities that focus on preventing bias-based harassment, intimidation and/or bullying.

Box-Out Bullying Assembly!

An intelligent and engaging assembly program that perfectly complements the concepts and strategies taught every day in school.

Box Out Bullying uses interactive live theater, audience participation, and proven effective anti-bullying techniques to capture the attention of all students. Your students are learning by seeing, listening, AND doing, which produces better results in message retention than using a video, a book, or lecturer. Students will laugh, cheer, and think! They will walk away with important tools and insight to be stand-up citizens and key players in ending bullying. Box Out Bullying is a comprehensive program which includes: a dynamic live theater performance, research-based curricula, and follow-up resource materials. This all combines to offer students, educators, and parents the tools they need to make their school safe and free from bullying.

Mr. Rohan Murphy Visits PS35Q!

Mr. Murphy visited PS35Q and delivered a wonderful motivational speech to our community. That is right! NO EXCUSE!

"Rohan Murphy is a nationally recognized youth speaker that has spoken in over 40 states. Rohan, who lost his legs at birth, started to wrestle his freshman year of high school. After a successful high school wrestling career he went on to wrestle at Penn State University. In addition to wrestling, Rohan Murphy is also an accomplished powerlifter, competing in international competitions all over the world representing the USA."

Dancing Classrooms, Session #17.

Wave of Action Club Meeting, 2:20-4pm.

Principal's Message

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Welcome to P.S. 35, home of the Bees where every day we model and teach the three Bs: Be respectful. Be responsible. Be safe. Thank you for visiting our school website.

As the weather warms up and we enter the final trimester of the school year, everything will move a little faster. Our Saturday Academy, under the leadership of Assistant Principal Andrea A. Belcher, continues to be well attended and run well; the students are picking up critical skills and strategies leading up to next week's NYS ELA Exam and the May NYS Math Exam. Our After-School Wednesday & Thursday Tutoring for 3rd-5th graders launches next week. We also continue to offer the Tuesday/Thursday After-School 1st and 2nd Grade Homework Help/Tutoring Program under the leadership of Literacy Coach Latoya Wright in partnership with High School Student Tutors from neighboring Cambria Heights Academy.Meanwhile, we are monitoring your child's progress in reading and math on i-Ready and seeing steady progress.

We are in full swing with our 4th Grade Ballroom Dancing Program. Please mark on your calendar the Ballroom Dancing Culminating Event on Friday, June 7th at 9am. You will be simply amazed, even tearful, to see what you child will have learned not only in terms of dance movements but more importantly, how to respectfully interact with the other gender and work as a team.

Our After School Spring Clubs Program launches on April 10th for our K-2 students. The Clubs Culminating Events will take place immediately after school on Friday, May 3rd. The 3rd-5th Grade Spring Clubs Program will follow, beginning on Friday, May 10th.

In fact, there are simply too many activities and initiatives to mention here. Please check the calendar often for updates.

Have your children been talking to you about our Positive Behavior program? It is truly catching the hearts and minds of our staff and students. Every day we celebrate the three Bs: Be reponsible! Be respectful! Be safe! Additionally, we are addressing and discouraging any bullying incidents this school year through counseling, consequences and consciousness-raising. Moreover, we are encouraging all of our students to use, if anyone is bothering them, their W.I.T.s, i.e., to Walk away, to Ignore the other child and/or Tell an adult (teacher, assistant teacher, school assistant, safety agent, administrator, guidance counselor, any adult). Our goal for every child at P.S. 35 is to assure that s/he is able to first feel safe, then feel happy in order to be able to fully engage in the learning process.

It truly does "take a ‎village to raise a child" and in that spirit, administrators, teachers, parents and students alike have been asked to sign joint "contracts" committing each to the success of the child's learning and supporting their mastery of 21st Century Skills: collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving.

We always have a pressing need for parent volunteers not only to serve as field trip chaperones but to assist at arrival, breakfast, lunch recess, and dismissal. Please check with Parent Coordinator Linda Banks in Room 118 if you can volunteer your time during days off or if you're not working.

We are filled with optimism at the challenging work our teachers and students are embracing together each day. As we enter the final third of our school calendar, we are confident at the successful results our children are achieving.

We give thanks for all of the incredible people in our school community who support our students' learning. Together, we are determined to create and maintain a safe and joyful learning environment allowing your child to excel each day in reading, writing, math, listening, speaking and working as part of a team. Learning requires a safe and joyful environment! Learning is social!

Assistant Principals Andrea A. Belcher and Ryoji Mizutani, Parent Coordinator Linda Banks, teachers, staff, and I welcome your concerns and ideas on how to improve our school. This is your school. This is our school. It takes a village! Every person matters!